Vol. 22 No. 2 (2020): Special Edition - Fair Trade, Responsible Consumption and Solidarity Economy
In celebration of its 30 years of history, Organizações Rurais & Agroindustriais (OR&A) publishes its Special Edition "Fair Trade, Responsible Consumption and Solidarity Economy", in collaboration with the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Fair Trade Small Producers and Workers (CLAC) and 14 Fair Trade Universities in Latin America.
This special edition is part of CLAC's initiatives, called “Fair Trade Universities”, which seeks to strengthen its alliances and promote the formation of human capital and research on these issues. Recently, Universidade Federal de Lavras was recognized as the first Brazilian fair trade university, which makes us enormously proud and reinforces the institution's commitment to sustainability in its three pillars.
In this edition, different national and international experiences are contemplated on the challenges and advances achieved in the construction of fair trade markets, as well as their contributions to the critical performance of cooperatives. The importance of education and cooperation combined with fair trade, to promote local development and social equity, the certification process of the city of Boa Esperança - MG as a fair trade city and a practical example of price evaluation of fair trade products are also emphasized. Finally, focused on the themes of Solidarity Economy and Responsible Consumption, experiences in agro ecological markets in Mexico and a proposal for a social report aimed at solidarity economic ventures are presented.
